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First time I heard another stutterer was on a stuttering video of sorts and I wad shocked at how hard it was for me to not laugh at the person...I felt so bad......

Hearing other stutterers

Hearing other stutterers I have had my stutter my whole life, and it comes and goes with how hard it is to talk but I just don't know if I am the only one who feels this way... It really bothers me wh...

Accepting your stutter?

Accepting your stutter? How did you accept your stutter? I've been trying to, but I feel like lying to myself whenever I try to think that I have convinced myself to believe it's okay and not a big de...

This is a real good idea! * Empathy for those who are struggling to speak/articulate something regardless of if they’re a stutter or not. ...

I think a lot of it is in how the person means what they say. If your colleague was saying it in what you perceived to be a nice way, then fair enough :) For me, the really intensely patronising way...

Hey everyone! I just came across this sub and I'm am beyond happy to see people here who know exactly what I go through everyday and sharing your tips and experiences.

Hey everyone! I just came across this sub and I'm am beyond happy to see people here who know exactly what I go through everyday and sharing your tips and experiences. I'm 24 years old. I've stuttered...

You're a brave man. I could do really embarrassing things and not feel shame. I could walk a green light in the city with my pants down and not feel too embarrassed. I could embarrass myself publicly ...

> I'd be interested to know how people react to this. your description is really positive and heartfelt. however, one of the reasons a stutter is such a pain in the ass is the concern (I am not s...

How it was presented is what I found demoralizing. I was being treated as a "stutter" and like it was a novelty. I could accept it being a fetish as long as I wasn't treated like a pure novelty act. ...

It's infuriating, and it diminishes stuttering as a serious topic. I have also been told that it is endearing. People who don't stutter do not have the right or capacity to tell people who have stutt...

It's not cute! Or a fetish!

It's not cute! Or a fetish! Does anyone else get really p!ssed off when others tell them that their stutter is cute? It really upsets me. I don't find it cute, it's terribly socially isolating and m...

I had a similar experience saying country when reading aloud in class.. was pretty embarrassing after saying half of the word and not being able to say the rest....

Hi xoebox, I hear what you're going through. I've stuttered since I was 5 years old or so (I'm 34 now). I know exactly what you mean when you describe it as "draining". I think that's an excellent wa...

I just want to speak.

I just want to speak. Most of the times I stutter, I dismiss it and keep going because it is not worth my time to wallow in my sadness. But every now and again I will realize how idiotic I sound. How ...

I was in the best period of my life

I was in the best period of my life The last Three days has been absolutely fantastic. I have had two presentations in front of my class which went great. I have been much more outgoing, and made a lo...

I was there.... I hated my stutter, asked myself a lot of times 'why do I stutter?' But I learn that it is what it is. Can't do much about it. I took me about 40 years and much speech therapy to acce...

My mom told me pretty much the same thing. Easier said than done. Kind of hard when every time I stutter I'll end up hating myself a little bit more. I don't like it when a person who do not stutter t...

The first step is to accept it. Maybe if I say it the way I was told you will get it. I accepted stuttering and I often talk fluid with strangers and people around me (teachers, classmates, friends, e...

My story

My story According to my mom I started stuttering after a trauma. I was around three years old and was playing with pearls. Somehow a pearl got stuck in my nose and we went to the hospital to take it ...

I had a traumatizing experience in high school once (actually there were many, but this one stands out to me). There was a girl I was absolutely crushing on in my English class, but we were barely jus...